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{{Infobox legislation<br />
| short_title = Inland Vessels Act,<br />
2021<br />
| legislature = [[Parliament of India]]<br />
| long_title = An Act to promote economical and safe transportation and trade through inland waters, to bring uniformity in application of law relating to inland waterways and navigation within the country, to provide for safety of navigation, protection of life and cargo, and prevention of pollution that may be caused by the use or navigation of inland vessels, to ensure transparency and accountability of administration of inland water transportation, to strengthen procedures governing the inland vessels, their construction, survey, registration, manning, navigation and such other matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.<br />
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| citation = [https://www.indiacode.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/17048/3/A2021-24.pdf Act No. 24 of 2021]<br />
| territorial_extent = India<br />
| enacted_by = [[Lok Sabha]]<br />
| date_passed = 29 July 2021<br />
| enacted_by2 = [[Rajya Sabha]]<br />
| date_passed2 = 2 August 2021<br />
| assented_by = President<br />
| date_assented = 11 August 2021<br />
| date_commenced = {{ubl|16 February 2022–Section 1 and 106|7 June 2022–Section 2 to 105 and 107 to 114}}<br />
| bill_history_url = https://prsindia.org/billtrack/the-inland-vessels-bill-2021<br />
| bill = The Inland Vessels Bill, 2021<br />
| bill_citation = Bill No. 99 of 2021<br />
| introduced_by = [[Sarbananda Sonowal]] ([[Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways|MoP,S&W]])<br />
| date_introduced = 22 July 2021<br />
| passed = 29 July 2021<br />
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| passed_against = <br />
| passed2 = 2 August 2021<br />
| passed2_for = <br />
| passed2_against = <br />
| repeals = Inland Vessels Act, 1917<br />
| amended_by = <br />
| related_legislation = <br />
| summary = <br />
| keywords = <br />
| status = in force<br />
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The '''Inland Vessels Act, 2021''' (Act No. 24 of 2021)<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Inland Vessels Act, 2021 |url=https://www.indiacode.nic.in/handle/123456789/17048 |access-date=23 August 2025 |website=www.indiacode.nic.in}}</ref> is an [[Act of parliament|Act]] of the [[Parliament of India]] enacted to replace the [[British Raj|colonial-era]] Inland Vessels Act, 1917.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2 August 2021 |title=Parliament passes landmark ‘Inland Vessels Bill, 2021’ to repeal and replace the existing Inland Vessels Act, 1917 |url=https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1741601 |access-date=23 August 2025 |website=www.pib.gov.in}}</ref> It was enacted for regulating inland water transport.<br />
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It establishes a unified framework for the registration, safety, and operation of inland vessels across the country, promoting uniformity, safety, and efficiency in [[Inland navigation|inland water transport]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Inland Vessels Bill, 2021 |url=https://prsindia.org/billtrack/the-inland-vessels-bill-2021 |access-date=2025-10-08 |website=PRS Legislative Research |language=en-US}}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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